Are you passionate about making a real difference? Would you like to volunteer and help our Communications team? Through volunteering you will gain experience of participating in a professional communications environment, helping to build the profile of an international charity.

Background

Lepra works to beat leprosy, a disease that still affects millions of vulnerable people across the world.

If left untreated leprosy causes life-changing disabilities and stigma that destroys lives. But it is curable, and with more support we can help more people to overcome this disease and rebuild their lives.

Last year (2016 - 2017) we reached nearly 252,000 people directly through diagnosis, treatment and care. We reached a further 1.3 million people through health education and events to raise awareness of disease.

Purpose of the Role

This volunteer role will primarily assist the Marketing and Communications team with creating content to support various campaigns and activities, including website content, and press releases/editorial to increase awareness of leprosy and Lepra in the UK. By simply raising awareness you can help us to build support for people affected by leprosy, helping us to beat this devastating disease.

Key tasks

Assisting with the creation of written content for Lepra's website, blog and social media, press releases and editorial